The 2022 Mr. Olympia competition is part of Joe Weider’s Olympia Fitness and Performance Weekend and will feature 11 bodybuilding divisions vying for gold. One of which was the Classic Physique division, whose popularity continues to climb in the IFBB. Prejudging for Classic Physique began on Saturday, December 18, 2022, at 9 am Pacific.
Leading the charge is three-time Classic Physique Olympia Chris Bumstead. He became champion after taking the crown from two-time champ Breon Ansley in 2019. Since then, ‘CBum’ hasn’t given an inch in competitions, defending the title successfully in 2020 and 2021.
The number of athletes competing in Classic Physique this year has never been higher. However, only a select few were likely to challenge Bumstead on stage. Among them were two-time Arnold Winner Terrence Ruffin, Urs Kalecinski, and Ramon Rocha Queiroz, and former Mr. Olympia Breon Ansley.
Terrence Ruffin and Urs Kalecinski looked to have brought arguably the best packages of their career. Urs’ conditioning, especially his lower body and glutes were absolutely shredded.
Given the pressure Bumstead was under after joining his new coach Hany Rambod this year, he delivered during prejudging. After a total of 9 grueling callouts, Chris Bumstead and Brazil’s Ramon Rocha Queiroz were the last men standing. It appears to be a race between the two heading into the finals tonight.
Check the callout reports below:
2022 Classic Physique Olympia Pre-Judging
First Callout
- Breon Ansley
- Urs Kalecinski
- Fabian Mayr
- Ramon Rocha Queiroz
- Terrence Ruffin
- Mike Sommerfeld
- Wesley Vissers
- Chris Bumstead
Second Callout
- Adam Bomert
- Alex Cambronero
- Michael Daboul
- Jorge Herrera
- Chen Kang
- Kyrylo Khudaiev
- Jaehun Park
- Gabriel Zancanelli
Third Callout
- Abdullah Wael Alrabiah
- Neil Currey
- Camilo Diaz
- Mehdi Larijani
- Alexander Westermeier
- Darwin Andres Uribe Aristizabal
- Dancovea Anderson
- Patrik Herczik
- Ali Poladvand
Fourth Callout
- Tommy Clark
- Tony Duong
- Valeri Enchev
- Junior Javorski
- Georgian Andrei Birica Anghel
- Anthony Barbera III
- Josh Eastham
- Jonathan Pelkey
Fifth Callout
- Darren Farrell
- Woilid Baatout
- Brady Barnes
- Mohamed Amine Fakhfakh
- Jeff Hallenbeck
- Emanuele Ricotti
- Abdullah Al Sharafi
Sixth Callout
- Lamar Shaw
- Christopher Hunte
- Tyler Johnson
- Marcus Perry
- Valentin Petrov
- Marco Ruz
Seventh Callout
- Jaepil Song
- Lenny Wicks
- Ahmed El Halawani
- Mateo Vaihu
- Jesus Rodriguez Sendra
- Mateo Vaihu
- Anthony Barbera
Eighth Callout
- Alex Cambronero
- Michael Daboul
- Terrence Ruffin
- Wesley Vissers
- Fabian Mayr
Ninth Callout
- Breon Ansley
- Urs Kalecinski
- Mike Sommerfeld
Final Callout (Top 2)
- Chris Bumstead
- Ramon Rocha Queiroz
Classic Physique Olympia Callout Highlights:
Friday Night Results:
- 2022 Mr. Olympia Men’s 212 Bodybuilding Results
- 2022 Mr. Olympia Women’s Fitness Results
- 2022 Mr. Olympia Women’s Physique Results
- 2022 Mr. Olympia Figure Results
- 2022 Ms. Olympia Results
- 2022 Mr. Olympia Wellness Results
2022 Olympia Schedule
Saturday 12/17/2022
Pre-judging:
9:00 am Pacific time – 12 pm EST
- Classic Physique Olympia
- Men’s Physique Olympia
- Bikini Olympia
- Wheelchair Olympia Pre-Judging & Finals
Saturday Finals:
7:00 pm Pacific Time – 10 pm EST
- Mr. Olympia
- Men’s Physique Olympia
- Bikini Olympia
- Classic Physique Olympia
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